Nearly half of all children in East Asia and Pacific are deprived of good nutrition due to inequitable food systems, poor feeding practices, and climate crises

One city councilmember said this could be the start of even more crackdowns.

It’s a far cry from the $1.1 billion package that he was pushing in January to create hundreds of new starter homes and rehab thousands of affordable apartments across upstate New York, but State Sen. Sean Ryan has succeeded in getting his fellow lawmakers in Albany to approve $80 million to test out his concept.

This article details the ten poorest states based on median income, food insecurity, education rates, and employment industries.